Re: Apache or Nginx on debian

[Stanislav Vlasov <stanislav.v.v@gmail.com>]

пн, 29 мая 2023 г. в 12:14, Tom Reed <tom@dkinbox.com>:

> Though the question is not directly related to debian.
> But since most of you are sysadmin expects, may I ask that for running a
> simple web service, should I choose nginx or apache, and why? The service
> is combined by some php and python scripts, with redis as backend DB.

How you plan run your app?
Important questions for choice:
Do your app use .htaccess/.htpasswd and .ht* must be reconfigured in
runtime by user?
Do your app use cgi or mod_php and can't be run as fastcgi/fpm/wsgi?

If any answer 'yes' or 'don't know' - apache.
Or better nginx as reverse proxy in front of apache as application server.

nginx may replace apache, but their configs have no user access and
another format + it's not an application server, their capabilities -
to proxy requests to another app and serve static files.

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Stanislav